Saddler for motor-cycles.



F. MESINGER.

SADDLE FOR MOTOR CYCLES. APPLICATION FILED DEG. 12, 1914.

Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

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rHE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

SADDLE FOR MOTOR-CYCLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

Application filed December 12, 1914. Serial No. 876,787.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK MESINGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saddles for Motor-Cycles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a saddle for motor cycles, and more particularly to novel and efficient means for effecting a ready compression and recovery of the back springs, so that friction and noise are avoided, side swaying and bottoming prevented, and an easy riding insured.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of a saddle embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a rear view and Fig. 3 a longitudinal section through one of the back springs.

The frame constituting the relatively fixed portion of the saddle comprises a pair of longitudinally extending members 1 which are adapted to be mounted upon the saddle post (not shown) by means of a suitable clasp 2. To the rear ends of members 1, there is bolted at 3, a transverse yoke 4, forming part of the frame, and provided with a pair of laterally extending arms 5. A brace 6 secured to yoke 4 at 7 and extend ing underneath the main body of the yoke serves to reinforce the latter. Arms 5, are perforated, and through these perforations pass loosely, the lower ends, of a pair of upright rods 8, which are pivotally suspended from the cantle 9. As shown, the latter carries a pair of clevises 10, that loosely embrace eyes 11 formed on upper ends of rods 8. The lower portion of each rod 8, is loosely encompassed by a tubular guide sleeve 12, that rests upon arm 5. Sleeve 12 is provided with an upper bead 13, and a lower bead 14:, containing leather packing rings 15, 16 that are adapted to engage rod 8. Rod 8 extends axially through a back compression spring 17, which is coiled around the rod, and also around the sleeve, the convolutes of said spring increasing in diameter from the top as shown. The uppermost convolute 18 of spring 17, engages eye 11 of rod 8, which thus constitutes a head or abutment. The lowermost convolute 19 of the spring rests upon arm 5 and is contracted to snugly embrace sleeve 12 under the lower bead 14. A nut 20 mounted on the lower threaded end of rod 8 and adapted to engage the lower side of arm 5, prevents any accidental disengagement between rod and frame.

When the cycle encounters an unevenness on the road, the pressure on the saddle top will cause a descent of the rods 8 through arms 5, and a consequent compression of springs 17 while when the obstruction is cleared, the springs will, on rebounding, raise the top together with the rods. In this way there is imparted to the rods, a reciprocative or piston-like movement during which movement, they will be so guided by sleeves 12, that any side swaying or bottoming is prevented. So also owing to the packing interposed between rods and sleeves, any friction of metal against metal is prevented, thus insuring a noiseless and free action of the springs and cooperating parts. Finally the sleeves besides constituting guides for the rods assume the additional function of properly centering the springs at their lower ends.

I claim:

1. A saddle provided with a saddle top, a rod depending therefrom, a relatively fixed frame adapted to loosely engage the lower end of the rod, a tubular sleeve encompassing the rod and supported upon the frame, and a coiled compression spring encircling the rod and sleeve.

2. A saddle provided with a saddle top, a rod depending therefrom, a relatively fixed frame adapted to loosely engage the lower end of the rod, a tubular sleeve encompassing the rod and supported upon the frame, said sleeve having a pair of beads, a pair of packings within the beads, and a compression spring encircling the rod and sleeve.

8. A saddle provided with a saddle top, a rod depending therefrom, a relatively fixed frame adapted to loosely engage the lower being provided with a lower contracted conend of the rod, a tubular sleeve encomvolute that engages the sleeve below the passing the rod and supported upon the lower bead.

'frame, said sleeve havlng an upper bead FREDERICK MESINGER. v5 and a; lowerbead, packings Within said Witnesses:

beads, and a compression spring encircling FRANK V. BRIESEN,

the rod and sleeve, said compression spring MADELINE L. HIRSCH.

Copies of this patent maj be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

